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Colour

#AAC9DC

  • #AAC9DC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAC9DC is a blue with RGB values 170, 201, 220 and HSL 203°, 42%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAC9DC#AAC9DC
HEX#AAC9DC
RGBrgb(170, 201, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7882, 0.8627
RGB percentages66.7%, 78.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(202.8, 41.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 22.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK22.7%, 8.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,192,796
CSS custom property--colour: #AAC9DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#553623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C8DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9CCECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.5Light blue · ΔE 6.6Powder blue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 12Silver · ΔE 14.4Light grey · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBDAA
Analogous#AADCD6, #AAB0DC
Triadic#DCAAC9, #C9DCAA
Split complementary#DCAAB0, #DCD6AA
Tetradic#D6AADC, #DCBDAA, #B0DCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F7FA
Lighter +10%#CEE0EB
Darker −10%#86B2CD
Darker −20%#629BBE
Darker −30%#4582A8
Darker −40%#366684
More saturated +25%#9BCDEB
Less saturated −25%#B9C5CD

Channel breakdown

R170
G201
B220
Red170 (66.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue202.8°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G C9 · B DC

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